Joel 1

1The word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 that came to Joel^H3100 the son^H1121 of Pethuel^H6602. 2Hear^H8085 this, ye old men^H2205, and give ear^H238, all ye inhabitants^H3427 of the land^H776. Hath this been in your days^H3117, or in^H518 the days^H3117 of your fathers^H1? 3Tell^H5608 ye your children^H1121 of it, and let your children^H1121 tell their children^H1121, and their children^H1121 another^H312 generation^H1755. 4That which the palmer-worm^H1501 hath left^H3499 hath the locust^H697 eaten^H398; and that which the locust^H697 hath left^H3499 hath the canker-worm^H3218 eaten^H398; and that which the canker-worm^H3218 hath left^H3499 hath the caterpillar^H2625 eaten^H398. 5Awake^H6974, ye drunkards^H7910, and weep^H1058; and wail^H3213, all ye drinkers^H8354 of wine^H3196, because of the sweet wine^H6071; for it is cut off^H3772 from your mouth^H6310. 6For a nation^H1471 is come up^H5927 upon my land^H776, strong^H6099, and without number^H4557; his teeth^H8127 are the teeth^H8127 of a lion^H738, and he hath the jaw-teeth^H4973 of a lioness^H3833. 7He hath laid^H7760 my vine^H1612 waste^H8047, and barked^H7111 my fig-tree^H8384: he hath made it clean^H2834 bare^H2834, and cast it away^H7993; the branches^H8299 thereof are made white^H3835. 8Lament^H421 like a virgin^H1330 girded^H2296 with sackcloth^H8242 for the husband^H1167 of her youth^H5271. 9The meal-offering^H4503 and the drink-offering^H5262 are cut off^H3772 from the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068; the priests^H3548, Jehovah's^H3068 ministers^H8334, mourn^H56. 10The field^H7704 is laid waste^H7703, the land^H127 mourneth^H56; for the grain^H1715 is destroyed^H7703, the new wine^H8492 is dried up^H3001, the oil^H3323 languisheth^H535. 11Be confounded^H3001, O ye husbandmen^H406, wail^H3213, O ye vinedressers^H3755, for the wheat^H2406 and for the barley^H8184; for the harvest^H7105 of the field^H7704 is perished^H6. 12The vine^H1612 is withered^H3001, and the fig-tree^H8558 languisheth^H535; the pomegranate-tree^H8384, the palm-tree^H8598 also, and the apple-tree^H8598, even all the trees^H8558 of the field^H7704 are withered^H3001: for joy^H8342 is withered away^H3001 from the sons^H1121 of men^H120. 13Gird^H2296 yourselves with sackcloth, and lament^H5594, ye priests^H3548; wail^H3213, ye ministers^H8334 of the altar^H4196; come^H935, lie all night^H3885 in sackcloth^H8242, ye ministers^H8334 of my God^H430: for the meal-offering^H4503 and the drink-offering^H5262 are withholden^H4513 from the house^H1004 of your God^H430. 14Sanctify^H6942 a fast^H6685, call^H7121 a solemn assembly^H6116, gather^H622 the old men^H2205 and all the inhabitants^H3427 of the land^H776 unto the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430, and cry^H2199 unto Jehovah^H3068. 15Alas^H162 for the day^H3117! for the day^H3117 of Jehovah^H3068 is at hand^H7138, and as destruction^H7701 from the Almighty^H7706 shall it come^H935. 16Is not the food^H400 cut off^H3772 before our eyes^H5869, yea, joy^H8057 and gladness^H1524 from the house^H1004 of our God^H430? 17The seeds^H6507 rot^H5685 under their clods^H4053; the garners^H214 are laid desolate^H8074, the barns^H4460 are broken down^H2040; for the grain^H1715 is withered^H3001. 18How do the beasts^H929 groan^H584! the herds^H5739 of cattle^H1241 are perplexed^H943, because they have no pasture^H4829; yea, the flocks^H5739 of sheep^H6629 are made desolate^H816. 19O Jehovah^H3068, to thee do I cry^H7121; for the fire^H784 hath devoured^H398 the pastures^H4999 of the wilderness^H4057, and the flame^H3852 hath burned^H3857 all the trees^H6086 of the field^H7704. 20Yea, the beasts^H929 of the field^H7704 pant^H6165 unto thee; for the water^H4325 brooks^H650 are dried up^H3001, and the fire^H784 hath devoured^H398 the pastures^H4999 of the wilderness^H4057.